# Accident 19850824042119A: Cessna R182, Browntown, VA, August 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1985, 18:29 local time
- Place: Browntown, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8306° N, 78.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8306&lon=-78.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7393Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7393Y-1989-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R182 (registry code 2072734, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824042119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WEATHER BRIEFER GAVE BETTER REPORT THAN ACTUAL. VFR PILOT DEPARTED. STRUCK OBSCURED MOUNTAIN. RECENT 1HR IFR DUAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO85FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA071), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna R182 (N7393Y), Browntown, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N7393Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810426030809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426030809I), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 182R (N7393Y), PA. Smoke in cockpit maintenance found burned resistor in lighting system.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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